Canopy for brooder stoves



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Patented Jan. 4, 1938 ,UNITED STATES- -cANoPY Fon BRooDER' s'rovEs Anson vMeeks and Louie W. Meeks, Hillsdale, Mich.

Application December 5, 1936, serial No. 114,476

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a canopy for broeder stoves and has for an object to provide an auxiliary adjustable canopy which will properly ydiffuse the heat of a stove.

The conical canopy of a broeder does not properly diffuse heat because the heated air under the canopy moves to the outer edge of the canopy where it immediately begins to rise. Chicks under such a canopy have only a space of from six to eight inches where the heat is such that it may be called hovering. That space is di# rectly under and just outside of the edge of the canopy. Further under the canopy it is too hot and further out it is too cold. Thus chicks, in order to secure the desired warmth, pile up and trample one another.

Another disadvantage of the conventional conical canopy is that too much light exists, with the resultant sensation to the chick that it is not being hovered, and this causes uneasiness and bunching of chicks.

With the above disadvantages in view the present invention provides a at canopy in the na* ture of a cloth awning, constructed in sections, which sections extend outside from the conical stove canopy several inches, underneath which awning the heat is properly diffused over a space suilciently large for a greatly increased number of chicks, and throughout this space the chicks are more perfectly hovered and the tendency to trample, crowd and bunch is reduced to a minimum. y

With the above and other objects in View the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood that various modifications may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims without departingl from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a plan View of a broeder equipped With a canopy constructed in accordance with the invention, parts being broken away and parts removed.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional View through the broeder and canopy taken on the line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged front elevation of one of the lower sections of the canopy with adjoining upper sections lapped thereover and showing the guard frame to prevent chicks from hopping up on top of the canopy.

Figure 4 is an end elevation of one of the lower (Cl. 11B-32) v sections showing the adjustable legsup'on'whichv the canopy is supported.

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a detail Sectional view taken on the line 6 6 of Figure 4.

Figure 'l is a plan view of one of the blankets and its hang.

Referring now to the drawings in which like characters of reference designate similar parts in the various views, I designates the stove and II the conical canopy of a conventional broeder. The canopy comprising the subject matter of this invention is formed in sections, certain of the sections I2 being provided with front legs I3 and rear legs I4 and the remainder of the sections I 5 being supported upon and overlapping the legged sections. To adjust the sections for various sizes of stove canopies I I, it is only necessary to let the upper sections I overlap more or less the lower or supporting sections I2. The sections are each formed of wire netting I6 stretched on a wire frame II the sides of which are reinforced with sheet metal strips I8. The strips of the lower supporting Sections I2 are provided with sockets I9 which slidably receive respective legs IS and I4 that are longitudinally slotted as shown at 2l to receive clamp bolts 22 passed through eyes 23 on the wire frame and through the sockets to adjustably secure the supporting sections I2 to o the legs so that the height of the sections above the ground may be varied to suit various conditions of service.

The sockets I9 are provided with eyes 24 to receive the legs of inverted U-shaped frames 25 over which wire netting 26 is stretched. Adjoining frames 25 are vconnected together by hooks 2l. The covered frames 25 form a guard rail on topy of the canopy to prevent the chicks from jumping up on to the canopy.

All of the sections are provided with individual cloth blankets 28, corresponding to the shape of the sections as shown in Figure 7, and each blanket is provided with a drop or hang 29. The blankets are laid on the sections to overlap the brooder canopy II and the hang may be looped back upon itself as much as is desired to vary the size of the opening between the hang and the ground.

From the above description it is thought that the construction and operation of the invention will be fully understood without further eX- planation.

What is claimed is:

1. A canopy for brooder stoves comprising upper and lower substantially horizontal screen Wire sections disposed in overlapping relationship adjacent to the lower edge of a conventional brooder stove canopy and forming a hover extending several inches therebeyond, supporting legs for certain of the sections, and blankets for covering the sections, each blanket having a hangY blanket having a hang, said: sections and said blankets being adapted to be mounted in sur` rounding relationship to the conventional. canopy1 of a brooder stove and provide a cover extending several inches beyond the edge of said broederl stove canopy.

3. A canopy for brooder stoves comprising screen wire sections provided with marginal supporting frames, certain of the sections being provided with front legs and with rear legs, means for adjusting the length of said legs, others of the sections being adapted to be superposed upon and overlap the legged sections, adjustment of the sections to Viit various sizes of stove canopies being made by varying the lap of the superposed sections upon the leggedV sections, sockets on said front legs, guard frames formed of screen wire, certain of the guard frames having portions received in said sockets, others of the guardl` frames, being detachably secured to the first named frames, sai'd guard frame sections preventing chicks from hopping up on to the canopy sections, and a respective blanket for eachI canopy sectionIk having a hang adapted to hang down along said front legs.

ANSON J. MEEKS. 

